The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising ...

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to ...

The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

The top U.N. court has opened a hearing to deliver an opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate ...

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has just won a landmark legal battle.

The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change. "And you don't have a legal ...

The failure of countries to protect the planet from climate change may be a violation of international law, the UN's top ...

PORT VILA, Vanuatu — When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu's Havannah Harbor a decade ...

We went as lawyers — from Blue Ocean Law, the firm that represented Vanuatu in the historic advisory opinion proceedings on climate change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The court recognized that climate protection is a human right and that the government violated such a right by not taking the necessary steps to combat climate change.

The decision by the international tribunal in Costa Rica could reshape domestic climate cases across Latin America. A human rights court is poised to issue an opinion Thursday that could have far ...